Risk sentiment higher as investors see light at the end of the tunnel, even if uncertainty remains. NZ rates higher with further follow-through post the RBNZ hawkish-tinged update

Fewer New Zealand citizens are leaving long-term and more are returning after an extended absence

ANZ picks Reserve Bank to raise the OCR 3 times this year starting in July, but notes there's a high level of uncertainty

US to block Hormuz; US inflation rises, sentiment tumbles; China inflation modest; Taiwan exports high again; Hungary ousts Orban; IMF glum about 2026; UST 10yr at 4.32%; gold eases as oil holds high; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9

ANZ has raised their two year fixed mortgage rate by +20 bps, most others by +10 bps, resulting in the most expensive rate card in the home loan market at present

Peter Drennan says it's with genuine disbelief that he's writing this; NZ's terrible timezone may now be an AI structural advantage

Huge drop in the number of properties being auctioned with just a third selling under the hammer